A prominent association may first suggest the near sense; a more delicate contextual indication then identifies the remote intended sense. In the expression «ما جرحتم بالنهار», the setting directs attention to human acts rather than bodily injury.
Tawriyah should not be confused with kinayah, which points toward an associated implication, or majaz, which involves a nonliteral use excluding the literal intention. Tawriyah is specifically structured around two senses of a word and the listener’s movement from the apparent to the intended one.